Merry-go-round



w. H. wEAsER MERRY-GO July 3l, 1923.

1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed June 8,

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ATTORNEY ifm/wm w. H. wEAsERv MERRY-GO-ROUND Filed June 8, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR. @@wgwm A T'TORNE Ys.

YPatented July 31, 1923.

" WILLIAM H. Wn'asna; vor rir'rsrinrn MASSACHUSETTS.,

irnnRY-Go-BOUND.

Application sieriv June s,

To all whom it mafycnceml Be it lrnown'that L'WILLIAM WEAsnR,

a Vcitizen of the UnitedA States,v residing at.y Pittsfield, inthe county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, have invented cer# tain new and useful"V Improvements in Merry-GO-BOundS, ofwhich the following is a specication', reference being had therein tothe accompanyingI drawings. I

My invention relates "-to. an 4improved merryV-'g'o-round, which is especially,"but not l necessarily, designed for use of children, the

4.to generally improvedevices lofthis class come readily tired.

same being such in `construction 'that Yitis manually operated by one occupant either by a'handl rope or'flever arranged` in' convenient reach of the operator. i

The principal object vof the invention fis by providing one of eXtreme simplicity and durability which is Well balanced and so cion'- stiucted that it is' very *easy for a single childto propel `the same. .y l

Another object of the invention is to pro*-` vide a pleasure `device of this class 'which embodies: a novel arrangement ofy parts 'for' imparting a rather speedy rotation to the Vseat. carrier 4Without requiring` the operator toV exert himselfto such Va degree as toV be- Another object is to yprodu'cea merrylgorounduof this class that is Well balanced,"of

durable construction,inexpensive and so con# structed thatlit can beeasily ,tak-en 'apart and repairs made.

`With these Vand otherobjects. in view, as?- Y hereinafterV appear, the invcntion-l consists 'i'n certain'novel and peculiar featuresof v construction Vand' vorgani:ration as vhereinafter described and claimed; yand'in order that it may be fully understood reference is to,

be had to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure l is a plan view of the merrygo-round,'in part section showing the detailsV of construction more clearly in accordance with my invention. Figure 2 is an elevation View,y in Ypart section showin `.the details of 'i .the construction more clearly. vFigure 3is a sectional View with' parts 11i elevation showing in `part the operating mechanismof 50, v v

my invention. Y Figure 4 is" a plan' view "showing in det'ailanother means of operatin' m invention. Fi ire 5 is an elevation view of Figurel slio'vfving in detail the 'means of operating my device;

Referring to' the drawings, the numeral l designates a ,base from which asta-ndard `1922. serial iro. 566,793;

rises,this standard being. formed. fof a hollow .tubular member -2 and provided with .a i

journal or seat 3 removably arranged. The standard is providedwith a slot oneach side into which sets the two pins 4L. The pins kare for the purpose of rendering-the,journal stationary onv the standard. yln-they stand-V1 ard is a shaft 5- which extends above the` upper endV of thestandard and through the journal 3 and is securely and permanently secured tothe spider 6. A ratchet' vis keyed orI otherwise permanently alixed tov spider-'6 constituting a part ofthe seaty car# rier.-v 'The shaft 5 'is provided with a journal 43 which fits! snugly Within the standard and serves asabra'ce vto take upV any playfor i 100s@ motion that Aotherwise may bezmparted tothe shaft.

The spider 6 is mountedcnthe shaftiand l is held in 'place'by the radial bars 9.A With"v this arrangement, it Will be seen that the entire carrier can" be removed vWheneverneces'- sary-for desired; The carrier in additionto embodying this' spider 'includes a pluralityV vofjradial seatsuppor'ting arms-9 which areV secured byy a thread" or otherivise'to'tlie-seat carrier and secured on the 'outer end by a clamp 10. The clamp is secured permanently to the circular'member 35 by means of' aset screwr -orl otherwise. It Willbe-seen that by theremoval ofthe clamp 10 that the radial arms 9 can be easily removed. The upper end spider 6 is provided with anex-V tension 1l, this extension being-securely and permanently fastened to 'the vspider byl afV thread, or otherwise and provided on its upperend with a collar l2.' As an additional means of holding the seat carrier I employ a 'plurality of radial arms 13 which arelsecu'red tothe colla-rigori the inner ends; and` to"l the clamp'l()v on* the; outer'end's by means vof a nut 14C. lt will beseen that by adjusting the nut lllthat any play orjloose motion in the seat carriercan'be'easijly overcome;y rThe inerry-go-round proper is provided with a` foot-board '15 which is constructed voff suitable material and'open inthe centen#Thel upper end of the ifnerry-go-rounfdy is provided with a hollow-circular tubular memberf.

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Vtubular member and can .be moved along the vtubular member to provide for 'the removal of the clamps 10 which are also slidably arranged on the tubular member. T he bars 17 are secured to the foot boardfat their lower end and are so designed to pass through the seats 18 on the outer side and securely and permanently fastened to the clamp 10 on their upper end, thus forming a rigid construction to the merry-go-round. A substantially shaped arm 19 is mounted on the journal 3 between the upper end of the standard and the ratchet 7 and is free to rotate about the journal 3. This arm serves to carry a pawl 20 which is designed for cooperation withV the teeth of the ratchet. A 'plurality of seats 18 are supported by the vertical bars 17 and the foot board 15 and at least one of these seats is designed to be occupied by the operator, that is the person A who constitutes the power for manually ac- -tuating' the device. Of course if found advisable, one or more of the remaining seats could be of course equipped withthe operating means to enable the work to operate the device to several occupants.

For the sake of clearness, a part only of theradial bars 9 and 13 are shown in Figures 1 and 2, and only a single operating structure has been shown. The pawlv20, it will be seen,

is secured to the arm 19 by means of a pin 21. The pawl is held in contact with the ratchet 7 by means of a tortion spring 22 which is permanently fastened to the pawl on its one end and te the arm 19 on its other end, A sprocket or pulley 23 is fastened to the arm by a pin 24 and said sprocket or pulleyis free to rotate about the pin 241. A flexible wire or chain25 is secured on its one end to the operatinglever 26 and is placed around the sprocket or pulley and secured. at its other end by means of a clamp 27 which is permanently secured to one of the radial bars 9 to render it secure about the pulley or sprocket. A tortion spring 28 is perma-` nently secured on its one end to the outer end of the arm 19 and on its other end to the clamp 27. The operatinglever 26 is secured to the radial bar 9 by means of two braces 29 and held in a positionparallel to the radial bar 9. The braces V29 are provided with a slot 30, and the operating lever 26 sets in the slots provided forthis purpose in the kbraces and is firmly held in place by the clamps 31 but free to rotate about in the slots. By referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the operating means comprises a lever' inserted if desired.

be equally divided among the 26 which is pivoted intermediate by the braces 29 and is equipped with a lever 32 Vof a rope in some instances and to permit this end to be accomplished l employ an extension to the lever 26, the outer end provided with an eye in which the rope 3a may be The lever 32 may be such that it can be swung out of the Away of the operator when the rope is used, any suit-- able construction being employed for enabling'this yresult to be obtained.

By referring to the drawings, Figure i and Figure 5 show in detailanother means which l employ to operate my device.

The arms 37 is designed to rotate about the standard 2and is connected to a lever 26 by means of a flexible wire or. chain 38. A pawl 39 is mounted on the arm 37 and is pivotally secured thereto by a pinaO, the pawl is held in contact with the ratchet 7 by means of a spring l1 which spring is permanently secured to the arm 37. The outer end of the lever 26 is equipped with a tortion spring412, said spring, securely and permanently fastened at its one end to the radial bar 9 and at its other end to the lever 26. It will be seen that a downward pull by the operator on the rope 3a will impart motion to the lever 26 and in turn to the arm 37 which will cause the parts to be Assuming that the operator is in the seatl on which the operatingmeans is arranged and wfurtherfassumin g that the parts are in the position shown in the drawings, it will be seen that when the operator grasps the handle 33 and exerts a pull towards himself a motion will be imparted to the lever 32 and 26 which will be in turn exerted on Vthe arm 19 and they will be momentarily locked and act as a unit to exert a thrust or push against the ratchet, inasmuch as the last named element is fixed, it is obvious that the rotary4 head or carrier will be moved in a direction contrary to the pull exerted by the operator. During the motion the pawl will ride over the ratchet teeth .and the operating means connected with the journal. It will be moved around the latter so that when the operator desires to obtain another pull, this can be done because the parts are in a convenient position to permit it. The operation will be exactly the same if the pull rope is used. It will be seen that the means of operating the device are the same v, when the device is constructed in accordance with the drawings as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5. By carefully considering the description in connection with the drawings, persons familiar with devices of this class will doubtless be able to obtain a clear understanding of the invention, therefore, a more lengthy and detailed description is deemed unnecessary.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced a merry-goround possessing the features of advantage enumerated as desirable, and I wish it to be understood that while I have shown and described what appears to be the preferred embodiment of the invention, I reserve the right to make all changes falling within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire ters Patent is l. An apparatus of the class described comprising a base, a tubular standard rising' from the said base, a journal ixedly secured to the top of the said tubular standard, a carrier rotationally mounted on the top of the journal and a shaft depending from said carrier into the said tubular standard, ball bearings' interposed between the shaft and the tubular standard, the shaft and the carrier and the shaft and the journal, a standard rising from the said carrier and a collar mounted thereon, a tubular circular member, clamps rigidly affixed thereto, radial bars depending from said collar and radial horizontal bars extending from the carrier to the said clamps, a circular foot board and seats arranged thereon, vertical side bars depending from said clamps and` supporting said foot board. a fixed ratchet with respect to the carrying device, a pawl and spring to cooperate withsaid ratchet and movable about the latter, a carrying member for said pawl, said'carryingmember having a pulley rotationally connected thereon, a flexible wire passing around the said pulley, clamps and a spring on one of the horizontalk radial bars, an operating lever pivoted on one of the horizontal radial bars by means of said clamps and held in position by means of said spring, said operating lever i having an extension on the outer end which is provided with an eye to insert av pull rope to actuate the device, an actuating lever depending from the said operating lever and equipped with a handle to be used to actuate the device in place of the pull rope.v

2. An apparatus of the class described,

lshaft depending from the said carrier and removably fitted in the tubular standard, ball bearings removably interposed between the shaft and the tubular standard, the shaft and the carrier and the shaft and the journal, a

'standard rising from the saidrcarrier and a collar mounted thereon, a tubular circular member, clampsl rigidly aliixed thereto, radial Y bars depending from said colla-rand radialv to secure by Let- Nhorizontal bars extending-from the carrier to said clamps, a circular foot board providedl carrying device, a pawl held in position byy a spring to cooperate with said ratchet and movable about the latter, a carrying member forV said pawl, said carrying member having a pulley rotationally connected thereto and a "flexible wire passing around.y the said pulley', clamps and a spring on one of the horizontal radial bars, an operating leverV pivoted on one of the horizontal radial arms by meansof said clamps and held in position by means of said spring, an exten# sion onthe outer end of said operating lever which is provided with an eye, an actuating lever.V depending from the saidv operating lever and equipped lwith a handle .to be used to actuate the device.

In testimony whereof I set my hand and i signature.

WILLIAMH. wsasnia. l 

